(Reuters) - West Ham United midfielder Michail Antonio is recovering ahead of schedule from a hamstring surgery but will still miss their opening Premier League game against Manchester United, manager Slaven Bilic has said. Antonio, voted the club's player of the player last season, is recovering from a hamstring injury that ended his campaign in April during a 1-0 victory over Swansea City. The plan is for him to miss the first game of the season." Bilic was less optimistic about injury-prone striker Carroll, who has featured only 12 times for the club in 2017. West Ham meet Werder Bremen in a pre-season friendly on Friday before facing the German side again on Saturday.

Source: The Star July 28, 2017 05:26 UTC